How many cars a year get scrapped, crushed & recycled

ivan burit · How many cars a year get scrapped, crushed & recycled

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mojo

In California you are urged not to scrap your car but donate it to specific charities. They then will do any necessary repairs to put the car back on the road, re-use what they can and then scrap whatever remains. And charities benefit too because they sell the repaired car and the parts that are sellable and pass on the money.

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ivan burit

Thats a great idea mojo.

I am one of lifes great vehicle recyclers, not so much now, but over the years.
I could not see a vehicle with plenty of life left, going to scrap.
Even my best of a lifetime hobby of banger racing, i sold on the unwanted parts not needed in racing, the bashed vehilce then going for recycling.

At one time i purchased more than a dozen vans & trucks from a "local" authority, repaired as neccessary, turned then into nice reliable workvans that made money for their new owners.
Made me happy to see them about for years afterwards.

If you purchased a house that was worse for wear, but savable, you would`nt knock it down would you.

To buy a new vehicle is ok, but to get it to the showroom, just how much environmental loss has it taken for it to happen, when a perfectly good but older vehicle is still running, still here, still going.

Our historic class vehicles are rated as zero tax per year, insurance is under £100 per year, and still going strong, and having used up earths resources more than 35 years ago can be clearly seen as being low users of earths much needed resources, and we love `em....lol